The Attorney General has stated that the Bills prepared to amend five Acts and Ordinances relating to the Prohibition of Cattle Slaughter are not in accordance with the Constitution.
Accordingly, Co-Cabinet Spokesman Minister Ramesh Pathirana stated at the media briefing held today (19) that the Cabinet has given its approval to publish the amendments in the Gazette and submit them to Parliament.
At the Cabinet meeting held on 28th September last year, the Government decided to ban the slaughter of cattle with the objective of increasing local agriculture and milk powder production. Had decided to.
